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Map of DeLa Express pipeline proposed route courtesy of DeLa Express, LLC The 690-mile DeLa Express pipeline project continues to be in the pre-filing phase after the end of the public comment period in September, but...

As Texas lawmakers debate the formation of a Texas High Speed Rail Authority, concerns about how the growing rail infrastructure will impact landowners are at the forefront of discussion. If established, the Texas High Speed...

In April, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved DeLa Express LLC’s pre-filing request to construct a 690-mile pipeline in Texas. This approval brings the DeLa Express Project one step closer to...

Georgetown and Round Rock in Williamson County will soon join Austin and San Antonio as the latest cities in central Texas to experience I-35 expansions. In April, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held its first...

Entergy Texas Inc. (ETI) has announced plans to design and construct a 130-mile transmission line, named the SETEX Area Reliability Project, in East Texas over the coming years. This significant infrastructure project will...

Last week, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a unanimous opinion in favor of the landowner in Texas Department of Transportation v. Self, a case filed by Barron Adler attorneys Nicholas Laurent and Blaire Knox. The case...

In Texas v. Devillier, a group of landowners in Chambers County sued TxDOT for installing structures on I-10 that caused their properties to flood. The State removed the case to federal court and then filed a motion to...

This past January, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for an ongoing case impacting landowners in Chambers County, outside Houston. In Devillier v. Texas, 77 landowners sued the State, claiming a newly constructed...

In November 2023, opponents of Austin’s Project Connect filed a lawsuit claiming that the new project plans strayed too far from the initial design approved by voters the previous year. Now, the City Council and Austin...

The $9.7 billion I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) is slated to continue as planned after a series of public meetings held in December 2023. This year, $150 million worth of work will begin construction...